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One Group Show
Exhibition: 25 Jan – 17 Mar 2013
foam
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1017 DS Amsterdam
Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
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1017 DS Amsterdam
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Mon-Wed 10-18; Thu-Fri 10-21; Sat-Sun 10-18
One Group Show - WassinkLundgren
One Group Show is the first major solo exhibition by Dutch photographer duo, WassinkLundgren. This exhibition will present a broad overview of their work, including projects shown for the first time.
The work of WassinkLundgren develops from small observations or humorous twists of situations from everyday life. Their starting point is always a social interest in the world around them, but equally interesting to them is how the medium of photography can deform reality. WassinkLundgren playfully subvert some of the unwritten rules of the medium. As in Tokyo Tokyo, a series of diptychs in which the decisive moment is approached in a lighthearted way. Or Empty Bottles, which catches 24 Chinese people as they scavenge bottles placed by the photographers in various locations. Their approach could be called ‘conceptual documentary’, where repetition, playfulness, investigating the medium of photography and collaboration are all important.
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WassinkLundgren consists of Thijs groot Wassink (1981) and Ruben Lundgren (1983). Both graduated in 2005 from the photography department of the School of Arts in Utrecht. During the last year of this course they decided to work in collaboration. Subsequently, Thijs groot Wassink completed his Master Fine Arts at Central Saint Martins in London and Ruben Lundgren received his Master in Photography at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. The duo has had several group and solo exhibitions in The Netherlands and abroad. WassinkLundgren first exhibited at Foam in 2007.